Table 1 Records of a subgroup of patients treated by Captain TF Tooke during the Halifax explosion, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal9.
| Number of cases | Nature of injury | Treatment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Lacerated lids/necrotic wounds | Lids sutured. Dressing | |
| 12 | Perforated cornea, prolapsed iris/incarcerated iris | Edges of iris freed, presenting iris excised, iridectomy. Flap of conjunctiva sutured over wound | |
| 6 | Corneal abrasions and perforations without inclusion of iris/ciliary body (single or multiple) | Atropine and Dressing. | |
| 12 | Complete destruction of eye ball/eyeball torn to shreds/eyeball collapsed | Enucleated | |
| 1 | Perforated sclera | Conjunctiva sutured over wound. Double dressing | |
| 1 | Perforated cornea | Iridectomy, argyrols, atropine and bandage | |
| 4 | Perforated cornea/sclera, prolapsed ciliary body/incarcerated ciliary body. Prolapsed vitreous | Excised prolapse, sutured conjunctiva over wound. Atropine, argyrols, double dressing | |
| 3 | Long perforated wound extending from cornea to sclera and ciliary body/prolapse of ciliary body | Enucleated | |
| 1 | Multiple corneal wounds with hyphaema | Atropine and dressing | |
| 1 | V‐shaped wound of cornea with deposits of lymph about edges. Hyphaema | Edges of wound freed. Atropine and dressing | |
| 1 | Scleral wound over ciliary body. Ciliary body and vitreous presenting | Enucleated | |
| 2 | Perforated cornea. Traumatic cataract | Atropine and dressing | |
| 1 | Organs cannot be distinguished | Enucleated |
Patients with both eyes injured and/or with several types of injuries are listed in more than one category.